This is the debut album from Aethyrick, a Finnish black metal band.
Praxis features 39 minutes of occult black metal, and I have to say this is quite a captivating underground gem of an album. Continue reading “Aethyrick – Praxis (Review)”
Tag: Atmospheric Black Metal
Waldgeflüster – Mondscheinsonaten (Review)
Waldgeflüster are a German black metal band and this is their fifth album.
2016’s Ruinen was a notable and very enjoyable record, one which I’ve returned to many times over the years. Mondscheinsonaten is their much-anticipated new album, one that takes the core of Ruinen and builds it up to even greater heights. Continue reading “Waldgeflüster – Mondscheinsonaten (Review)”
None – Damp Chill of Life (Review)
None are a black metal band from the US and this is their third album.
The artists behind None have released an album every April since 2017’s very enjoyable self titled debut. In 2018 we were treated to the superior and very well-formed Life Has Gone on Enough, which saw the band’s blackened vision improve even further. Now it’s 2019, and we have Damp Chill of Life, the apex of their development so far. Continue reading “None – Damp Chill of Life (Review)”
Monthly Overview – the Best of March 2019
March proved to be this year’s strongest month for metal releases yet. I was hard-pressed to keep this list as short as it is, and any of the albums listed below are worthy of your attention. Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of March 2019”
Mord’A’Stigmata – Dreams of Quiet Places (Review)
Mord’A’Stigmata are a post-black metal band from Poland and this is their fifth album.
After 2013’s Ansia and 2017’s Hope, I’m a firm fan of what this band produce, and Dreams of Quiet Places is their latest masterpiece. I don’t use that word lightly either. Continue reading “Mord’A’Stigmata – Dreams of Quiet Places (Review)”
Falaise – A Place I Don’t Belong To (Review)
This is the third album from Falaise, a post-black metal band from Italy.
I’ve enjoyed watching Falaise develop over the years. 2015’s As Time Goes By introduced the world to the band’s melancholic, depressive take on atmospheric post-black metal, and then 2017’s My Endless Immensity consolidated the band’s strengths, further expanding their post-black metal sound. Continue reading “Falaise – A Place I Don’t Belong To (Review)”
At Dusk – Condemned (Review)
At Dusk is a one man US black metal band and this is his second album.
This one man black metal band, (a member of Nan Elmoth), has always been one I’ve enjoyed. Both 2014’s Anhedonia and 2017’s split with Sacerdos left me wanting more, which we now have in the shape of Condemned, (the title track of which is the same song that was on the split with Sacerdos). Continue reading “At Dusk – Condemned (Review)”
Akrotheism – The Law of Seven Deaths (Review)
Akrotheism are a Greek black metal band and this is their second album.
I enjoyed 2014’s Behold the Son of Plagues, but it seems like quite a while since that release was unveiled to the world. Well, it has been I suppose. Continue reading “Akrotheism – The Law of Seven Deaths (Review)”
Evergreen Refuge – Skyward (Review)
This is the tenth album from US one man atmospheric black metal project Evergreen Refuge.
I like Evergreen Refuge a lot. I may not listen to this project that often, (partially due to the colossal song lengths, and partially due to needing to be in a certain mood), but the artist behind this band has pumped out some truly memorable and impressive work since first Continue reading “Evergreen Refuge – Skyward (Review)”
Triste Terre – Grand Œuvre (Review)
This is the debut album from Triste Terre, an atmospheric black metal band from France.
Grand Œuvre is a 65-minute journey into the occult darkness. It’s an album that doesn’t shy away from grand ambition and compelling atmosphere, using these traits to its advantage to craft epic soundscapes that are immersive and quite satisfying. Continue reading “Triste Terre – Grand Œuvre (Review)”
